Miami NightNurse

I thought Cetacaine was only to be used for intubation as it numbs them to the point of not having a gag reflex. Do they have a milder Cetacaine out there now? I don't know where I work they have a special dept for each and every little thing inclu...

Where are you people working???? Every nurse on my 51 bed floor is willing and happy to teach the new nurses. And acting dumb would not thrill me. People didn't make it through nursing school being dumb so I'd be curious where this person came fro...

I don't know Kimbacats There are small towns up in that area where people treat outsiders strangly to say the least-maybe that was the problem with the preceptor. With you not having experience in acute care you needed a good perceptor!!! Don't be ...

I have worked with a few nurses that were once unit clerks, from what I've seen they do alot better as new nurses with that experience behind them

you have to go by the first sound. i would take the blood pressure in the other arm to see if you get the same thing. if i did i would go by the first sound heard

In June I will have been a nurse for 20 years. Sometimes I hate it , but overall I love my job and there isn't anything I'd rather do. You have to learn to relax at work and be calm. If you are stressed your patients will pick up on that vibe and the...

I don't think so. I really don't think they care about traffic offenses. I know a girl who got busted for drugs and got her license, That was 20years ago but still. I wouldn't worry about it.

I would want my CNA to give juice and sugar instead of waiting for me. As a diabetic I would want anyone to give me sugar if I was low-it's a horrible feeling I wouldn't want to wait for an RN to approve me having juice. I think you had a good CNA ...

The Cardiologist blows me off too but I swear I feel the stent in my heart. I can't really describe it but I feel something there.

OMG This is the second time in this post I have read something wrong. I just got home from a 4 day hospital torture. Torture as this time I was the patient, anyway I apologize to everyone and promise to keep my mouth shut until my brain function r...

that's what i am hearing here. the guys i work with are all easy going and would never act like that. i have never seen a male nurse act that way- i guess i've been lucky

I don't think Dutchgirl was trying to be accusatory. It's just several people including myself have asked you if you are a Registered or Licensed practical nurse and you haven't answered the question Sorry I diagree with you. Students should not re...

oh ok. Sorry. Damn I must have been having a brain fart, totally missed the part where they told the patient they didn't have to be NPO.

i don't know dutchgirl i am a 47yr old juvenile diabetic and i've been a nurse for almost 20 years. i've just never seen someone go into ketoacidosis in 8-9 hours while npo. i was just curious if the patient wasn't taking her insulin even before the...

Totally off the subject againThanks. That was my Baby. He died several years ago but I had him for 14 years. Is that a pic of your husky? He's cute!!

I've felt the same way about ER. But after being a patient down there and watching them I have to agree with the above post. All different departments, different shifts want to assume the other doesn't do enough. Well guess what it's not true. All sh...

yeah I know it says that but by what you were writing here I wasn't sure if that meant you had been taking care of a family member for years. Sorry

A patient that has been confused for days and suddenly totally with it. Look out. And of course Vice versa is no good.

Just Curious, Are you a Nurse? Registered or Licensed Practical? I am curious why did this patient nearly code because they did not take their insulin??? Seem to me if they took it-they would be more apt to code

I just recently quit smoking-3 months ago. I never noticed it smelled before until now. OMG what a stench!!!!! If you smoke you can't smell it-believe me I know. I still can't stand to listen to people complain about smokers. People who drink Beer st...

So what happened???

I've never seen a male nurse act that way, but I am sure there are ones that do

Because it's not so much that they eat their young. It's just that you get a bunch of stressed out woman together and there will be bickering-doesn't much matter whether it's their young or not. The male nurses don't play that game.

When I had my MI I had Nausea/Vomiting, Very anxious and squeezing (L)arm pain. I eventually developed (L)sided Chest Pain too but that was near the end of it. For the first few hours I just had the (L)arm pain

One thing that can sometimes differentiate between cardiac and non cardiac is to have patient take a deep breath and if it hurts more with deep inspiration it is usually Pulmonary. However and especialy with women I would never rely on that. I woul...